The disgraced official I took care of was actually Zhu Houcong's childhood friend.

On the contrary, the elegant demeanor and unique attire of the waitresses at Zuixianlou, coupled with the many delicious dishes that Zuixianlou had never seen before, were truly impressive.

This immediately gave many people a sense of superiority.

Zuixianlou is the place for someone of my status. The restaurants I used to frequent were not worthy of my status.

My colleagues who didn't come have such poor taste; they've never been to Zuixianlou, so how can they be considered to be on the same level as me?

This feeling is like having great power in your hands; it's addictive, intoxicating, and irresistible.

It wasn't just officials; many daughters and wives of officials also had similar thoughts.

She was thinking about how she would brag to her best friend about it later.

Even if their friends come to Zuixianlou to eat in the future, they will always be the first customers of Zuixianlou.

Those people will never be as good as them.

Little did they know that Zhou Chu had exploited this very thought of theirs, treating them all as easy targets to be taken advantage of.

In fact, the plates used to serve dishes at Zuixianlou are also quite particular.

Many dishes are served on large, beautifully designed plates, but the amount of food inside is very small.

The main selling point is that it looks exquisite and high-end.

Large portions? Which high-ranking official or nobleman eats like a wolf? Only the poorest people who do hard labor have an astonishingly large appetite.

Zuixianlou never cheats the poor.

Therefore, the portion size should naturally be small.

Of course, some main dishes are an exception.

At this moment, Zhou Chu was in the private room where Tang Bohu was, accompanying his teacher, Wang Yangming, and Yan Song.

Yan Song and Wang Yangming were originally good friends.

Zhou Chu naturally arranged for the two of them to sit in a private room.

“Bo’an, this is my student, named Zhou Chu, courtesy name Hengqi.”

With all his pressure relieved and Zhou Chu's Drunken Immortal Pavilion now open, Tang Yin naturally put on a show of enthusiasm as he introduced Zhou Chu to Wang Yangming.

"He is very methodical in his work, and he will definitely be extraordinary in the future."

Wang Yangming looked at Zhou Chu. Although he didn't know much about Zhou Chu, he could tell from the opening of Zuixianlou today, the extremely luxurious dishes in front of him, and other things, that Zhou Chu had a method to doing things.

He could tell that Zhou Chu had a firm grasp on the psychology of these high-ranking officials and nobles in the capital.

In the future, this Drunken Spring Pavilion will become a terrifying money tree.

Not to mention, the daily turnover is at least 20,000 taels.

It's mostly pure profit.

That's hundreds of thousands of taels a month.

That's several million taels a year.

How terrifying?

However, Wang Yangming was also happy to see this happen.

These officials in the capital are all incompetent and corrupt, and Zhou Chu is making money off them, the more the better.

"Mr. Yangming, you flatter me. I have long admired you."

Zhou Chu said modestly.

"Bo'an, I must toast you. If you hadn't quelled the Prince of Ning's rebellion so quickly, I would still have had to pretend to be crazy."

Tang Bohu picked up a glass of wine as he spoke.

Wang Yangming was somewhat puzzled when he heard this.

"Why is that? Does Prince Ning intend to harm you?"

He hadn't been in contact with Tang Bohu for many years, so naturally he didn't know the relationship between Prince Ning and Tang Bohu.

Upon hearing this, Tang Bohu sighed and began to recount his story of wandering the world.

It made everyone depressed.

“Bo’an, I used to look down on you. I thought you were too rigid and your talent was just average. But now I admire you. Even though you were exiled to that remote place, you were still able to comprehend the Dao in Longchang, which became a legend.”

Tang Bohu sighed.

Wang Yangming shook his head upon hearing this.

"My experience is nothing compared to yours. If I had gone through the same thing, I might not have made it through either."

"Yes, I was suppressed by Liu Jin back then and remained silent for ten years. Compared to you, my temperament is even worse."

Yan Song also sighed.

"Let's not talk about that anymore, let's have a drink."

Tang Bohu raised his glass again.